Antivirus

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Overview

EgoSecure Antivirus protects the computer from viruses, Trojans and other malware. In the Antivirus tab, you can see your protection status. Real-time protection monitors all active processes and identifies potential threats. You can also see the status of the version of the virus signatures and when they were last updated.

Starting a scan

Start a manual scan by clicking one of the buttons in the Antivirus tab:

Scan Type	Description
Full scan	Scans all internal and external drives.
Quick scan	Scans only system directories
Custom scan	Scans all directories, which you select in a dialog window.

To scan certain files, right-click the file in Windows Explorer and select Scan with EgoSecure Antivirus from the context menu.

Managing quarantined objects

In the Antivirus | Quarantine section you can determine how Antivirus handles infected or suspicious objects that have been manually or automatically quarantined.

Network files are not moved to the quarantine, the access to them is blocked instead

Restoring quarantined objects to their original location

Select an infected or suspicious object.
To select multiple entries at the same time, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking.
Click Restore on the toolbar.
The object is moved from the quarantine to its original location.

Restoring quarantined objects to certain location

Right-click one or multiple objects.
Select Restore to... from the context menu.

Select the location for the quarantined object.
Click OK to confirm.
The objects are moved from the quarantine to the selected location

Restoring quarantined object and adding to exclusions

Right-click an object.
Select Restore and exclude from scanning.
The item is moved from quarantine to the selected location and added to the list of exclusions. See also: Defining exclusions.

Deleting quarantined objects

Select an infected or suspicious object.
To select multiple entries at the same time, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking.
Click Delete.
The object is deleted from quarantine and its location on the computer.

Defining exclusions

In Antivirus | Exclusions, specify files which are not scanned by Antivirus.

Excluding a file from Antivirus scan

Click Files and processes on the toolbar.
Click Add file on the toolbar.
The Open dialog appears.
Select a file and click Open.
The file path appears in the list of exceptions. The file will be excluded from future scans.

Excluding a folder from Antivirus scan

Click Files and processes on the toolbar.
Click Add folder on the toolbar.
The Browse for folder dialog appears.
Select a folder.
Confirm with OK.
The directory path (with an asterisk symbol *) appears in the list of exceptions. The folder will be excluded from future scans.

Excluding a process from Antivirus scan

Click Processes on the toolbar.
Click Add process on the toolbar.
The Open dialog appears.
Select a process.
Click Open.
Clear the Check for certificate check box if the process doesn’t have a valid certificate.
All the files accessed by selected process will be excluded from scans.

Removing items from the exception list

Select an entry.
To select multiple entries at the same time, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking.
Click Delete on the toolbar.
You are allowed to delete only your own exclusions with icon, administrator exclusions can ot be deleted.

Editing the exception list files/paths manually

Double-click an entry. You are allowed to edit only your own exclusions with icon, administrator exclusions cannot be edited.

Edit the entry. You can use wildcards and system variables. Click the icon on the toolbar to see examples:

Click an empty area to apply the changes.
The files and file paths defined as exclusions will be disregarded from the next scan with EgoSecure Antivirus.

Planning scans

Under Antivirus | Scheduler you can perform scans automatically at certain time. You can disable, delete, or edit scheduled scans by adding additional items to scan or by changing the scan time.

Creating a task

Click Create in the toolbar.
The New task dialog appears.

In the Name field, enter a task name.
Select a scan mode. For details, see Starting a scan.
Define a time period for a task.
If you have selected Custom, select the objects which you want to scan. Click Add file or Add folder.
Click OK to confirm.
The task appears in the list. In the Description column you can see the scan summary.

Editing a task

Double-click a task or select a task and click Edit on the toolbar.
You are allowed to edit only your own tasks; administrator tasks are greyed out and cannot be edited.
Make the changes.
Click OK to confirm.

Disabling a task

Clear the checkbox of the Active column of the necessary task.
You are allowed to disable only your own tasks; administrator tasks are greyed out and cannot be edited.

Deleting a task

Select an entry.
To select multiple entries at the same time, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking.
Click Delete on the toolbar.
You are allowed to delete only your own tasks; administrator tasks are greyed out and cannot be deleted.

Managing logs

Under Antivirus | Event log you can see logs, created by Antivirus.

Log selection

Events: displays running or failed antivirus databases updates
Scans: shows the list of all antivirus scans
Threats: displays all detected threats and actions performed with them

Clearing event log

In the Log menu, select which log to display.
On the right pane above the list, click Clear event log.
OR
Right-click an entry and select Clear event log from the context menu.
The Delete old data dialog appears.
In the Delete data older than menu, select a time period:
- E.g.: select 1 week to delete all data older than one week.
- Select All time to delete all data from logs

Click OK to confirm.
Events data is deleted from all three tabs (events, scans, threats).